Steam-cooker.



C. R GRFFIN.

STEAM (JOOKER.

mfmcuxo ULBD MAR. 23f 1912.

Patented J an. 14, 1913.

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O m M 7 w fl 1l Wy L C'HR-LES R. GRIFFIN, OF PEEKSKILL, NEU! YGRK.

STEAM-COOKER.

Specii/gation of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 23. 1912. Serial No. 585,793.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it. known tlm I, CHARLH; R. Gimim,

a Citizen of 'die United Stnl'es, residing :it

Peekskill, in the county of l'l'resmliesier and Stale of New York,linYQ-invenlecl (fei'lziin new und nsef'nl lmpovelnenie: 'in Sienna-Cooker, of wliicli the follow-'ing n specification, reference being hadlo llie accompanying drawings.

This invention relales lo steam. eoolex'S and is particularly adapted lofamily use where a. number of articles. are required to be cooked in alin'iiled space.

An object of the invenlion is to Combine in ille most ellicienl inzinnein number of cooking 'receptacles wilxln Small space. Supply ille SameWilli Steam from u boiler splice lim-'ing the lient applied liei'elo .in.flie most efficient. manner so as lo insieme so ffii' posilole llxelnaing Surface relative to lille eros.Q sectional :iien of the boiler.

i fnilie'r ooie l of tlie. invenlion i9. lo provide :i lxoi wn ei'xoil"l-lnz Conlon@ of wliiel will be iniiinlzined Snl'szintinlly :il boilingtemperature by the sleinn wiliin the cooker :unl from n'liloliifeeivoii, si snpply of not walei' muy be drawn to compe Saite for anyloss from ille boiler., the Coin'- lnuniCnt-ion between ille iesijfm'oiifind 'tlie boiler being' .Snell osfno. lo ii'ltei'fei'e with themseznl'llingij und ilisnssemllllng' of ille Seel ionnl cooker.

The invention :is lling onlllned :ind 21S lieeinnller particularlyvlnimed will be non? desfilbod in duijnil in Conn-15 lion willi ille'aeminpnnjying diiwinffs \:^\'ln+.ein is illustrufeil a primer-realembodiment of the invenlion.

In ilieseidruwinjgs Figure l is :1, vertical longifnilinfil See-t fninongl lie articulate 2 is :i cross section on ient 'wherein the cookeri5 composed of three parts, ille. bolle? seclon l, the cover section lfind ille "fial section 3. lie. boiler section i5 nrebly cyliniical andcontains we.. senile. l :and an u steam Splice il. les' .Crime boilerexpwl ifo 'i i o plurality of ome (l by which the man. expofed lo 'theheal is largely increased over the ross seeliional :iron of lli@ boilernl lii poinl.. A Wafer :ige 7 connnnnirnl'f-S willi 'ille water Spacenl. 8 and with die :steam space. :il- 9 whereby the mier level in the.boiler Sevtlon may be Visually determined. A. spigot l0 enables hoi;water to be drawn from the boiler seetion when desired.

The covei' section 2 is preferably domed und in its lmvci' portionprovided with spaced diaplnogm l1 and l2 for ling there-- belween a deadnir space. 13 and above the diaphragm l1 u 'genen-'oir oiweei space 1.4which may ne supplie i tli'rfnigli the nnioih lar opening ll providedWilli 'the plug lll. 'llie lower nnnggin ol lne' cover Section isSlightly o cpznnleil to forni an ollset flnge li adapted lo mlb-s ove?die nppei edge of ille boiler ion where 'ont lle iwo stadions areexnployeo or over lli@ upper edge of tlm nppemnofst intermedia@ Section.The medl sig-@lion il i. vylirnlii. onen above @me and below, the mineredge 18 olf this; Section es also the. upper edge l?) of #lie lioileiseeioi, ie adapted lo ill snnglv within the flange Nol' ilu rover ionwhile its lower margin oilset similarly' 'to llml of the Cover sectionf2 lo foi-1n llie lnnge 2U allowed le lake over die upper ed 'e ofthelooilei' Seel-ion oi' over ille upper odge 18 of any other iniei'posedmedial seoiion lo fon-n ln steam-tight joint. Enola of lie Sections isprovided willi opposiely Wrangell exteiior handles 2 by' means ofwla'ieli llie sections nmjv be lifted and nmnipnlnlcl'l independcnllyone of another.

ln oideilo provide eomnninication between the water space 14 of lne overses tion und the water spzxec of the lioilei.` Section a pipe Sewionlends from *lie water Space l l ierrninates jnsl, be the medial seeionlo receive the lows? l '1 end; of die npe Seolfion While the lewe?llennnzi'es in end of this pipe seelion Subsftantially llil The ln videdwi" the boiler section and is slightly enlarged to receive the lower endof the pipe section 25 while its lower end extends to a point preferablybelow the Water level in the water space 4.

It will be seen that if, at any time, the water level in the boilerlowers beyond the point desired, additional water may be suplied atsubstantially a boiling temperature Yy opening the stop Acock 24. Thesteam within the cooker will maintain the .water in the cover section 2at substantially a boiling point without ebullition so that more watermay be added to the boiler at any time vWithout materially lowering itstemperature and this hot- Water reservoir above the steam space alsoserves to insullate the same from exterior inuences.

While I have shown the communication between the upper and lower waterspaces to be 'arranged within the cooker, having found this arrangementto be particularlyadvantageous, yet it would be possible under somecircumstances to `arrange this communicating channel outside of therespective sections.

Nithin the boiler section lv I have show-n brackets 27 and 28 upon whichare sup- Sorted trays 29 and 30 provided with hanf les 3l and 32 andhaving oraminous bottoms 33 and 34. The medial section or sections arelikewise provided with brackets to support the trays 36 provided withhandles 37 and foraminous bottoms 38. The

several trays will be of such a size as to drop into -place withoutinterference with the pipe sections or they will, as shown, be providedwith, peripheral notches 39 within which the pipe sections lie.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

In a sectional steam cooker comprising a lower section, an intermediatesection adapted to be mounted thereon, a cover section mounted upon saidintermediate section, the said cover section being provided with a pairof spaced diaphragme to form a dead air space, a reservoir' formedWithin Said cover above said diaphragms, means of communication to saidreservoir, telescopically arranged pipes mounted within the sections andconnecting said reservoir. to said lower section, brackets mountedwithin the lower and intermediate section, and trays adapted to restupon said brackets, said trays being of substantially the same-diameterin cross section as said sections and being formed with peripherallongitudinally extending recesses adapted to receive said pipes, wherebysaid trays may be readily in/sjted or removed from the cooker.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature 1n the presence oftwo witnesses.

C.- M, THEURER, J Eow. Rown.

